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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: "The Moon".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jimmy use to write "Marry Me" on Mark's car?
(a) A key.
(b) A paint marker.
(c) His own blood.
(d) Lipstick.

2. When the two men get out of their car opposite to where Val, Joan, and Martina are sitting, what are they dressed to do?
(a) Go dancing.
(b) Patrol the area.
(c) Hunt mushrooms.
(d) Go fishing.

3. What does the page 38 expression "the lights were going up in just over an hour" mean?
(a) The Peacock will close in just over an hour.
(b) The streetlights will be on in just over an hour.
(c) They will be changing the electric sign over the Peacock in just over an hour.
(d) Dawn is just over an hour away.

4. When Jimmy snaps at Tug about his speculation about Wayne Clancy, how does Tug react?
(a) He seems angry.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He seems hurt.
(d) He keeps talking about it.

5. What technique is being used in the sentence, "He had gaping thyroidal eyes, the broad skull and delicately tissued temples of a monk" (29)?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Imagery.
(d) Irony.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the "drummer" that Joan mentions in her conversation with Martina?

2. What is the narrator describing on page 1 when he talks about "tenderized brain cases and seesawing stomachs"?

3. In the opening of "The Moon," Boris and Val drink Lucozade. What kind of beverage is this?

4. Why does Matteen ride in the back of Teddy's car?

5. Where did Martina stay in Holland?

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